5.1 Controlling Pests and Disease
This upper-elementary lesson from Unit 5: Food Safety (Food for America) teaches students about controlling crop pests and diseases. Students learn to define pesticides and herbicides, understand integrated pest management (IPM) with examples, and discuss how farmers balance the risks and benefits of using crop-protection chemicals, including a Risk vs. Benefits activity sheet.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define pesticide and herbicide (crop protection chemicals).
- Define integrated pest management and give examples.
- Discuss how farmers balance risks and benefits in using herbicides and pesticides.
- Time required
- 50 minutes
- Grade level
- Upper elementary
- Materials
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- Copies of Activity Sheet 17:1
- Key Term(s)
- Pesticide; Herbicide; Integrated pest management (IPM)